see from our perspective here. the gear on that side of the plane is deep in the mud. the engine that hangs from that wing is a few inches off the ground. they're trying to inflate the bag, lift it up so they can then drag it and twist it over to the concrete. it really is just a good thing everybody was okay. >> it felt like a tire blew. >> reporter: the tires on this orlando-bound frontier jet didn't blow. the pilot just veered off the concrete. >> the whole plane went like that and we stopped. we got deplaned and i could see the tires were half in the mud. >> reporter: frontier says the 105 passengers and 5 crew members were okay. they don't say how or why the pilot ended up in mud. we saw people who saw it happen from the parking lot. >> the engines were revving. the normal taxi engines were revving. >> reporter: everybody is glad this didn't happen at higher speeds but kids were bummed they didn't get to disney and universal on time. they spent the night at home

where they got a voucher for a hotel. by noon frontier had a replacement plane in from the hub in denver. mechanics and inspectors came too, and they brought extra tires. the delaware national guard lent them a steel mesh that can create a firmer trail for the tires to follow once you get pulled out of the rut. but getting it out of the rut, well, that's the tricky part. on the bright side the plane has become a bit of a novelty. >> i just want to get a close-up picture of the wheels in the mud. >> reporter: and it is pretty interesting to see. you can see for yourself right there what it looks like out here. it's pretty amazing. every time we think they'll make progress, everybody back as way from what they're doing and they don't make any progress. it's tough to tell exactly what's going on. passengers tell me a flight attendant hit the wall pretty hard when the plane left the runway butter it didn't sound like he had to go to the hospital. we didn't hear much about the pilot. that person probably not having their best day on the job. we're waiting to see what that orange air bag does see if they can lift up the right side of the plane. hopefully once it's up they can twist it over.

we were talking about it in the tv truck here. that right side of the plane where the wheels are there, that's got a long path to go to sort of twist it back this way. it's got to be 30 or 40 feet to get that side of the plane over onto the concrete so they can get it down to a hangar. we'll continue to follow it for you. interesting to watch. when they start moving we'll bring you back live. tim furlong, new castle county airport. the philadelphia police department has nearly 100 ways it can improve. >> that's the recommendation from the department of justice. in a report released today analyzing philadelphia officers use of force. among proposed changes, they want the department to better embrace changes. harry hairston live at philadelphia police headquarters. >> reporter: they're saying police are doing it the old-fashioned way. they say they're not taking advantage of the technology that will help them more accurately document exactly what happened in an incident of deadly force. >> just for an example, the one that stands out the most would

be that the department is still taking typed statements, interviews from officers versus audio or videotapes. we believe it makes it more of a summary statement than the exact statement from the officer. >> reporter: they also say in this report of the 91 recommendations they believe there needs to be more training better training for all the rank and file officers and supervisors as well. reporting live in center centre harry hairston "nbc10 news." >> you can read the entire department of justice report on the philadelphia department yourself. it's available on the nbc10 app. if you don't have the app, it's a free download for your smartphone and tablet. an update on a story we first told you about at 11 a.m. there were no animals inside this barn fire in mansfield, burlington county. skyforce10 over the scene at mt. pleasant and island roads. no word yet what started the fire. two people are hurt after a dirt bike collided with an suv

in philadelphia's mayfair neighborhood. nbc10 on the scene at hawthorne and englewood streets. we're checking with police. it's still unclear what caused this accident or who exactly got hurt. we'll stay on top of it and bring you updates as soon as we have them. we're officially in a spring frame of mind. it's kind of hard to think pring when it feels like there's a spring chill across the area. we were stuck well below normal in the 40s today. it's about to get even colder tonight. >> nbc10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz is here. we're talking about freezing temperatures tonight? >> below freezing. any kind of snow that melted during the afternoon and today, it's going to refreeze tonight. the flag showing we still have wind making it feel even colder than those temperatures in the 40s. felt more like 32 degrees in afternoon than 43 we're seeing right now.

39 in allentown. 40 in pottstown. only 27 in mt. pocono. 39 degrees in wildwood. we have clouds moving in from the west. that's going to prevent the temperature from dropping into the teens. 20s is cold enough for this time of the year. so, we're in the upper 30s by 6:00. temperatures dropping close to the freezing mark by 10:00. most of the suburbs will be below freezing by 10:00. we do expect warmer weather this week. plus the showers. all the timing. i'll go through the seven-day in a few minutes. now to the race for philadelphia mayor. the campaign is off to a fast start but one candidate already faces questions about his eligibility to run and where he gets his money. >> the nbc10 investigators found that milton streit paid fines over a lack of transparency. he spoke to our investigative reporter mitch blacher.

what's the explanation? >> reporter: there is no explanation why he was 25 days late in telling the public where his campaign got its money. he's been busy explaining to a judge why he should be allowed to stay in the race. in the past week mayoral candidate t. milton streit has spent more time in a courtroom than campaign trail. >> it's politics. >> reporter: he's been fighting questions about whether he lives in philadelphia which any mayoral candidate must. >> if they don't have anything on this. they have to reach for something. you know and it's -- you know i don't -- you know it's just foolish. >> reporter: the controversy started when he mistakenly filed as an independent instead of a democrat. the allegations surfaced that street lived with a girlfriend in new jersey. a judge has said street's name can be on the ballot as a democrat. his residency will be decided later this week. but the nbc10 investigators found new questions about his campaign's transparency. this campaign finance report

filed by friends of t. milton street was filed 25 days late. >> and i paid the fine. >> reporter: how much did you pay? >> it was about $120. >> reporter: the nbc10 investigators found $125 fine came out of the $3200 street's campaign has raised. according to the filing, it took the campaign 25 extra days to report two campaign contributions. >> you came back here to find out about what? >> i came down -- >> absolutely i came down here to find out about the transparency of where you raise money. >> it's filed. it's on record. >> reporter: now, both those contributions in street's campaign came from private donations. at 6:00 we're taking a look at the entire mayoral field, where they get their money and how they spend it. i'm live in the digital operations center mitch blacher, "nbc10 news." from our south jersey bureau teenagers looking for summer jobs can head to camden. mayor announced today there are

a number of seasonal summer employment opportunities in the city. positions pay anywhere between 8.50$8.50 and $15 an hour. so, how many jobs are available? >> we will be accepting applications to fill nearly 160 youth positions, ages 14 through 18 and close to 140 adult positions. again, ranging from age 18 and above. >> for those who are interested applications are available at the department of health and human services. one minute passengers were waiting for their trains to arrive. the next they were stunned by what unfolded right in front of them. a man jumped onto the tracks and then was tased by septa police. we talk to septa about why they say their officers had to do it. do you recognize this man? the crime police want to talk to him about. turning the other cheek. after mo'ne davis got trashed on twitter, she chose not to fight

back. wait until you hear how she responded to another player's attacks.

we are following developing news out of virginia. the charlottesville police says an investigation found nothing to support a gang rape happened at the fraternity at the university of virginia in 2012. as nbc's jay gray reports, it

was described? a controversial "rolling stone" article last year. >> reporter: more than two years after an alleged gang rape on the university of virginia campus, almost five months after a controversial report on the accusations, sparked national outrage and debate this afternoon police released details from their investigation into the case. >> we're not able to conclude to any substantive degree that an incident that is consistent with the facts contained in that article occurred at the fraternity house or any other fraternity house, for that matter. >> reporter: questions about the validity of the accusations began just after "rolling stone" magazine published an account frommed from alleged victim using the assumed name jackie who said she was sexually assaulted by seven men as part of a pledge ritual as the fraternity on campus. but discrepancies from the story quickly emerged and "rolling

stone" issued an apology, admitting they never spoke to the men and, quote, our trust in her was misplaced." while police are not ready to close the case they do point out friends of the alleged victim question her story. there was apparently no fraternity party on the night of the alleged attack and jackie has refused to cooperate with their investigation. >> we were very distinctly told she was not talk to us she would not file a report she did not want an investigation that we were not to talk to her again. >> reporter: the results of a separate independent review of "rolling stone's" action led by columbia university graduate school of journalism, are expected in the next couple of weeks. jay gray, nbc news. be sure to stay tuned to nbc at nightly news at 6:30 for the latest on this developing story. new york real estate heir robert durst is still in a louisiana jail. a magistrate ordered him held without bond on weapons and drug charges. the magistrate said durst is

both a flight risk and a danger to others. he will be back in court april 2nd. durst is accused of killing a long-time friend in 2000 in los angeles. he's also been a suspect in the disappearance of his wife, kathy. the 2016 presidential race has its first official candidate. overnight texas senator ted cruz announced he's throwing his hat into the ring. the texas tea party republican senator used twitter to help kick off his campaign. this morning he laid out his platform in virginia at jerry falwell's evangelical liberal university. he promised to return americans' freedoms and took aim at president obama's affordable health care act. >> imagine in 2017 a new president, signing legislation, repealing every word of obamacare. >> now cruz is aiming at iowa. the first primary contest next

february. the big question is whether cruz can raise the money he would need to run a strong campaign after iowa. a rush of republican hopefuls are expected to make announcements over the next few weeks, including former florida governor jeb bush among others. bush won't say he's officially a candidate just yet, but in december he said he's exploring the possibility. but will the list include new jersey governor chris christie? last month his supporters launched a superpac to begin fund-raising for a possible presidential run. once consider a front-runner for the gop, christie's image took a hit after a few political scandals including closing lanes on the george washington bridge. on the democratic side former secretary of state hillary clinton is expected to announce her bid for president some time soon. clinton has recently come under fire for using a private e-mail server for government business while serving as secretary of state. the bodies in seven orthodox

jewish brothers and sisters who died in a brooklyn house fire this weekend have arrived in israel. the remains of the children arrived at ben goren airport and taken to a cemetery in jerusalem with a police escort. a crowd of mourners gathered to pay their respects. yesterday hundreds of people gathered in brooklyn for a funeral service. the three girls and four boys ages 5 to 16 died when a fire engulfed their home on saturday. their mother and 14-year-old sister remain in critical condition. people cried in the streets as the children's father delivered a eulogy over a loud speaker. >> please everybody, love your students. love oregons, children. that's all that counts. understand that. >> investigators believe the fire was started by a hot plate left on in the kitchen that malfunctioned. in raleigh, north carolina three construction workers are dead after a scaffolding

accident. emergency officials say the workers fell to their death during the collapse of the high-rise construction project downtown. a fourth construction worker sush vooifed and is in the hospital. a portion of scaffolding fell from an 11-story building crashing into a parking lot below. the department of labor is investigating what caused that accident. investigators with the national transportation safety board are on the scene of a deadly helicopter crash in florida. the helicopter crashed into a guest home in orlando sunday. the three people inside the chopper were killed. the helicopter took off from orlando executive airport and flew about two miles before crashing. so far, there is to indication why it went down. >> got to pick up the wreckage take it to another site probably the airport where we can dig a little deeper into the aircraft themselves. we'll look at the engine. we'll look at the flight controls. >> investigators say it appears the flight was a personal sight-seeing trip. well the calendar says it's spring, but it doesn't look that way in chicago.

the snow came down hard during the morning commute. up to 5 inches fell in the chicago yair. there were hundreds of flight cancellations and significant delays at chicago's airport. similar scenes in rochester, minnesota, where folks there are dealing with 10 inches of new snow. police helped clear accidents and cars stuck on the roads while utility crews repaired downed power lines. well our weather doesn't seem quite so bad by comparison. we've got the cold air but we don't have the snow. that system that did hit chicago looks like it's going to weaken before it gets here. we'll be seeing a refreeze. we had melting of the snow we got last week. now it's going to freeze tonight as temperatures drop into the 20s. we're going to warm up as we go through the week but we'll also get rain maybe some thunderstorms before the week is over. a lot of blue in the sky.

visibility is great. but the wind is picking up. 18 gusting to 25 miles an hour. the temperature, 43 degrees. relative humidity is very low. and the temperature has been very low compared to the average is 55 for this time of the year. friday it was only 37. so far today, we're only 43 so we've had quite a stretch of cold weather. and tomorrow's not going to be anywhere near average either. 29 degrees in allentown right now. 43 in philadelphia. 27 in mt. pocono. there's warmer air. not too far away. nashville, 73 degrees. even st. louis is 61. look at chicago, 30. we're going to get some of the warmer air. and then some of the colder air is coming. so it can get warm but it can't stay warm in this kind of a pattern around here. it's dry and cold.

this is the remnants of the chicago snow but it's going to fall apart as it gets here as can you see on the futurecast. it just dies out. we have another weak system coming in tomorrow. possibly couple of showers on wednesday as a result of that. and then on thursday that's when we have the main threat because this cold front coming in, surge of the colder air, 73-degree weather, headed up in this direction. if the timing is right, it could get to 70. it's not that unusual. three years ago today it was 80 degrees here. that can happen. well, there's the mild air. let's see if it heads this way. there it is. for thursday, just getting in here and it leaves. now it's cold again. by friday. there's sunday. we've got cold air all over the place. next week still cold.

the mild air refuses to come up and stay here. the kind of pattern. until it changes, i'll let you know. fy see any signs of that happening. so far, don't see anything of significance for april other than a colder than normal month. mostly cloudy skies, cold. tonight 28 degrees for a low in philadelphia. 21 north and west. tomorrow only in the mid-40s. that's about 10 degrees below average again. clouds in the morning giving way to some sunshine during the afternoon. less wind tomorrow. and then wednesday, chance of a shower or two. 48 degrees. there's the one day where it gets warm thursday. upper 60s possibly 70 degrees, if everything goes right. but showers, maybe even a thunderstorm there. much colder on friday. then it's back to feeling like winter over the weekend. high on saturday of only 38 and lows back in the 20s.

flags in new jersey are at half-staff today honoring a marine killed in last week's helicopter crash. governor chris christie ordered the lowering of the flags at state government buildings. one of the seven marines who died in the florida training mission crash was from basking ridge. 31-year-old captain stanford henry shawiii graduated from ridge high school. he attended the u.s. naval academy and was based in north carolina. the blackhawk kel kopter erhelicopter crashed in training during heavy fog. in addition to the seven rangers, four national guardsmen died in that accident. a former delaware deputy attorney general was in court today, but on the other side of the law. 35-year-old daniel simmons pleaded guilty to raping a teenage boy. simmons worked for the justice department's misdemeanor unit in delaware. police say simmons and an unnamed college student met the

16-year-old through social media. simmons now faces up to 15 years in prison. the college student is awaiting trial. after simmons' plea the victim's family released a statement saying we want him held accountable and don't want him to hurt anybody else. rest and relaxation when the time comes to enjoy your golden years, will you stay here or will you leave town? a new study says more people want to move away when they retire. where most of them want to go and where pennsylvania new jersey and delaware rank on the national list. and a whole lot of shaking going on just days into spring a crop of potholes remains very high. today, brand new numbers about just how many craters have been filled across philadelphia.

sorry, florida. according to a new survey the sunshine state is nowhere near the top of the list when it comes to the best places to retire. today bankrate.com released its annual list of best and worst states to retire. number one on the list wyoming. arkansas ranked the lowest. nearly a quarter of those surveyed said being close to family mattered most. instead of the beach, 40% wanted access to rivers, mountains and lakes. they also look at health care and crime rates. delaware took the 19th spot. pennsylvania came in at 21.

new jersey was number 45. good news at the pumps. prices are going down. the national average is at $2.42 today. that's down a penny over the weekend. philadelphia's gas prices are above the national average. a gallon of regular gasoline cost $2.54. prices are lower in parts of jersey and delaware. aa you'll pay $2.28 a gallon. in south jersey it's $2.14 a gallon. next on "nbc10 news" at 5:00 commuters watch as a man jumps off the train platform right onto the tracks. >> that's when septa police sprang right into action. what they say they had to do for the man's own safety. also ahead, smash and grab. it's not jewelry, cell phones or electronics these thieves are after. why air bags are so attractive to thieves in philadelphia. insults online. mo'ne davis is the target of a tweet attack. hear her reaction why she's doing more than just turning the other cheek.

right now at 5:30 train station tasing. this is video nbc10 just obtained from septa police. showing officers tasing a man after he jumped onto the tracks at a busy center city rail

station. >> nbc10 talked to septa police about why they said they had no choice but to subdue the man. >> reporter: septa police wasted no time trying to retrieve the man walking on the tracks. as you can see, he didn't cooperate and didn't stop. >> we worked very quickly. being in the track area is a dangerous area to be in. >> reporter: the man whom septa said was having a mental breakdown, jumps up on the divider between the tracks after one officer uses a taser, the man stops and teeters but keeps going. >> our police officers are trained in safety awareness in the track area and there's good communication in our system. >> reporter: he doesn't get down until it appears he has another brush with the taser. on the ground kicking his legs the man lays there while two other septa officers respond. they try to get control of the man, but once he gets up, he takes off down the tracks. eventually, though, police are able to get him to safety.

the man was taken to a nearby hospital for psychiatric evaluation. septa police are conducting an internal investigation. in the meantime to ensure their officers followed proper protocol. right now, philadelphia police are looking into a second round of car break-ins. the thieves are on the hunt for air bags. >> the crimes happened overnight in the ron hurst section. nbc10's deanna durante is live at the scene of this morning's smash and grab. >> reporter: it's apparently easy prey for the thieves. you have cars parked around everywhere. in this morning's case police tell us thieves were after a very specific type of car -- hondas. they tell us it's very easy to break through the window reach in and unscrew the air bag and take it with them. >> no two air bags are the same. you can't put this one in this chevy car. you can't put this chevy one in this acura car. >> reporter: mike thompson salvaged these air bags from cars junked at his north philly

lot. he can install it for half the price of new ones. that's why it's so attractive to thieves. >> there's only two bolts that hold this air bag in. this is a plug that plugs. >> reporter: they bolt easily so they must unbolt easily. >> they do. >> reporter: a problem these along this north philadelphia street learned all too well. police alerted victims they were targeted. some patched up their busted windows. others got cars to auto body shops early. any idea how much this is going to cost you? >> well i know it's going to be $500. >> reporter: he says he knew thieves hit a few blocks away earlier this month and he knew the thieves preferred hondaings. philadelphia police are looking into the thefts. investigators say hondas are the number one targets by thieves. high demand for all parts, including air bags. a new one will cost a repair shop $1,000 but used -- >> i have not seen an air bag for a couple hundred dollars. >> reporter: the problem for

unsuspecting car owners, the serial number is not visible and once taken out, they don't know where it came from. they say it's okay for you as a consumer to ask where the parts are coming from that places are getting from your cars. if they get it from a dealer, it will have the parts number. you can find out where it was sold. if it was from a salvage yard you can ask to see the receipt to prove they really did buy it. deanna durante, "nbc10 news." take a look. police say this man stole a woman's wallet right out of her purse. surveillance cameras catch the man red-handed last wednesday near a deli on south 23rd in south philadelphia. the woman purchased something and mistakenly left her purse behind. the man saw the purse, took the wallet and ran. if you recognize him, call police. some disturbing video out of north philadelphia. you can see a small child walking up to a counter in the middle of a market. on friday two men walked into

this store pulling a gun on an employee behind the counter. police say the two men cased the store before returning and robbing it. it is the third full day of spring. yes, we're counting because we hope it's going to start feeling like spring. right now it feels like fall out there. we didn't make it out of the 40s today. >> that's right. we are colder than normal for this time of year. nbc10 first alert chief meteorologist glenn "hurricane" schwartz says it's going to drop below the freezing mark today. really, glenn? >> yeah. just about everybody will be in the 20s tonight. if we didn't have the clouds moving toward us some places would be in the teens. bright and blue out there in the poconos. of course, where it's the coldest of all. this is big bear. the ski conditions are pretty decent and will be as we head to the weekend. it's going to be a cold weekend here. 39 degrees in allentown. 40 in trenton and mt. holly and pottstown. lancaster as well.

this is the area of clouds coming in that produced significant snow in chicago earlier today. but the whole thing is weakening. we're just going to see the clouds from that and that's going to prevent the temperature from dropping even more than it is. it's dropping low enough down near the freezing point by 10:00 in philadelphia and, of course below freezing elsewhere. that means a refreeze of whatever melted during the day today. we'll see how much warmer it gets this week and when more rain is coming. we'll have the seven-day in a few minutes. now from our jersey shore bureau, a woman is hit by a car after the driver's windshield gets covered with snow. it happened on stratford township when snow on the roof of the car slid over the windshield blocking the driver's view. the car then hit a woman walking in the parking lot of the southern ocean medical center pinning her underneath. she had to be freed by firefighters, but was seriously injured.

>> it's always a good practice to have a broom or something of that sort in your vehicle to clear off the snow before you start your travels. >> new jersey law requires drivers to remove snow and ice from their car roofs before hitting the road. an important heads up for philly drivers. tonight penndot begins work on a project to improve connections on several major roads. starting tonight at 9:00 there will be lane restrictions on i-95 and aramingo avenue part of a project to rebuild ramps and improve connections on i-95 the betsy ross bridge and aramingo avenue. penndot plans on building a direct connection between the bridge and aramingo. work on the $160 million project is expected to last until the fall of 2017. you can expect lane closures and new traffic patterns during that time. an organization of some county commissioners in pennsylvania has come out against governor tom wolf's

proposal to change gas well thieves. the governor wants to replace impact on shell with a $25 million annual payment. the majority of the impact fee revenue goes to local governments where the wells are drilled but the governor wants to give pennsylvania more of a stake in the industry. the public can say a final farewell to eagles legend this thursday. a viewing will be held from noon to 4:00 and again from 6 clost to 9:00 at connell funeral home in bethlehem. a private mass will be held friday for friends and family. the hall of fame linebacker died over the weekend. the man known as concrete charlie played for the eagles from 1949 to 1962 and was the last nfl starter to play regularly on both offense and defense. he was 89. it is cool and dry today. perfect weather to patch the

still unstoppable crop of those potholes. next, while the battle is ongoing, the results are building. wait until you hear just how many craters the city of philadelphia has already filled. and continuing to impress, especially off the field. hear mo'ne davis react after a college player attacked her on twitter.

pothole season is in full swing. and today we lerparned just how bad the problem is in philadelphia. according to the streets department they have filled more than 15,500 potholes since the beginning of this year. our cameras have captured road crews out and about, working to patch the craters. if anybody's benefitted from this, it's got to be the local auto body shops and tire shops.

from our jersey shore bureau you'll soon see a lot more coast guard helicopters in the sky starting wednesday through april. the coast guard begins helicopter training. they are practicing coverage of the secure air space over washington. you can expect to see and hear the choppers at least twice every day during this special training. most flights well between ocean city to stone harbor. when most kids get insulted they fire right back. we already know little league star mo'ne davis is far from the average kid. wait until you hear how she reacted after a college player went after her on twitter. from chilly today to downright cold tonight, i'll tell you when it's going to feel more like spring. i'm also watching rain move our way for later this week. then on "nbc10 news" at 6:00 -- victimized in their own home. police in south jersey have arrested a group homeworker for crimes against two girls.

nicole: we all have different needs for our children and basing all of the childrens' needs on one test is not the right road to go down. and something's got to change. okaikor: and the ones who are taking the brunt of it are our children. all the other things that make you a great human being is not important anymore. what's more important is: can you answer a-b-c-d? gina: what am i going to learn for my child from this test that my teacher can't tell me right now?

here are some of the stories making headlines on "nbc10 news" at 5:45. 15 hours and counting that's how long this plane has been stuck in the mud after it veered off the taxiway at new castle county airport. it happened around 10:00 last night. crews are still working to free the plane. no one was hurt. the justice department says poor training has left philadelphia police officers with the mistaken belief that fearing for their lives alone is justification for using deadly force. that's one of the many findings from a federal assessment team. commissioner charles ramsey requested they review his department because of the number of officer-involved shootings in the city. philadelphia police are searching for a thief or thieves who are smashing car windows and stealing air bags. someone broke into five cars

overnight and made off with those air bags. all of the vehicles were hondas. just a few weeks ago nine hon das were also targeted nearby. funeral has been set for the linden police officer and his friend killed early friday morning in a wrong-way car crash in staten island. >> meanwhile, the condition of the two officers injured in that crash remains critical. nbc10's brian thompson has the latest. >> reporter: it's been 3 1/2 days since the crash on staten island's expressway and we're learning more about joseph rodriguez, the civilian in the car of linden cops. >> he's such a good person. he wanted to help his community. >> reporter: that's county dpw director talking about how rodriguez wanted to be a cop. he'd worked at the dpw for six years before quitting last summer to focus on his quest. but his death in this car full of cops added to tragedy linden is coping with this week. >> he aspired to be a police

officer, so i think this is going to be kind of love and the same type of feelings are going to be felt for him as well. >> reporter: the mayor expects a huge turnout for both funerals scheduled this week. officer frank will be bury onned on thursday, and rodriguez on friday. a passenger and driver are in critical but stable condition at staten island hospitals. >> we're shocked. >> reporter: while awaiting the results of the investigation, speculation continues whether this social media account of drinking offers a clue. an earlier post said their night began at a sports bar. there doesn't seem to be a lot of blame right now. >> i don't believe anybody is trying to blame anybody for it. i think they think it's a tragic accident. >> reporter: the mayor has said they have received several calls who want to donate on behalf of the officer vigiano.

because he had no wife or children, the mayor suggests maybe a scholarship fund will be established. brian thompson "nbc10 news." tonight we'll learn more about plans to breathe new life into a vacant property in atlantic city. atlantic city officials will hold a public meeting at atlantic city convention center. we told you last week when they announced plans to revamp the sprawling bader field property. they believe it should come in phases beginning with the installation of baseball and soccer fields. >> currently a vacant property. probably one of the most valuable on the whole of the east coast because it's surrounded by water. >> at tonight's meeting we'll hear from a developer who will be there to propose his ideas. well, some of the places that had a good bit of snow on friday, still have some around. and it melts during the day and

now it's going to refreeze again tonight as temperatures drop into the 20s. we're going to be warming up quite a bit. later this week but it's just a temporary thing. i do not see an overall major change in this pattern. we're tracking some showers maybe with some thunderstorms with that warmer weather. well we've had some fairly gusty winds over the last couple of hours. but camera outside our station not showing much wind now. showing a lot of blue in that sky, though. it's a beautiful looking day. 43 degrees, though. gusty at 25 miles an hour at the airport. that's not so beautiful for a lot of us who would like to see spring. look at all the clouds coming in from the west. that's with a system that produced the snow in chicago. but it's all going to weaken here. what it is going to do, provide the cloud cover to prevent these temperature from dropping even more. than they will be. they would be dropping into the teens if we had clear skies

tonight. 39 degrees in allentown. 40 in mt. holly and trenton. there's snow that was in chicago earlier. that part of the system's going to weaken. we have very dry air on top of us now. and so any of the snow just disappears as it moves eastward. now, that's not going to be the case by wednesday. we have a weak system coming in and we may get a few showers there. the main threat comes on thursday with the warmer surge and also a front coming in. so warm air, plus showers on thursday. just temporary, though. there's the mild air. not too far away. 70-degree weather in that. and it gets pretty close to us on thursday. some places could get to 70. but it doesn't last. not only the cold air starts coming down. arctic air trying to come back as we head into the weekend. and next week it's not super

cold but it's still not spring-like. for tonight, we have mostly cloudy skies. again, that's keeping the temperature up. 28 degrees in philadelphia. 21 north and west. tomorrow we start off with those clouds. gives way to sunshine in the afternoon. that will help push temperatures into the mid-40s. that's still about 10 degrees below average. and another chilly day on wednesday with a chance of a shower or two. look at that big jump for thursday. upper 60s perhaps 70 in some spots. that's where we get showers, maybe a thunderstorm. look how much it cools down by next weekend. a high of only 38 on saturday and lows back in the 20s. >> thanks glenn. senator bob casey of pennsylvania is pushing for universal pre-kindergarten for all kids. today philadelphia educators joined him in the fight. senator casey recently introduced a bill called the prepare our kids act. the loejegislation is meant to

strengthen coordination between early childhood programs and school kids. he says universal pre-k will lay down a foundation for long-term economic growth that will ensure our nation's children can compete with any throughout the world for the jobs of the future. here's a look at some of the things the bill will do. support states to provide at least one year of voluntary pre-kindergarten to all children, also limits class size to a maximum of 20 students and the bill provides funding for full-day, year-round programs. with her arm and her spirit mo'ne davis won over the hearts of kids and adults alike. >> but not everybody is a fan of the little league star. next mo'ne's response to a college player trashing her online has her in the national spotlight once again. then coming up on "nbc10 news" at 6:00 -- where police caught one driver doing this damage to a local school's athletic field.

mo'ne davis is showing once again why she is no ordinary 13-year-old. >> today the star wrote a letter asking for bloomsburg university to give another athlete a second chance. that athlete sent a derogatory tweet to her over the weekend. john clark from comcast

sportsnet joins us. really taking the high road. >> absolutely. showing great maturity when receiving praise. now she's handling her detractors the same way. bloomburg university joey castleberry for his tweet where he said quote, disney is making a movie about mo'ne davis. what a joke. he later apologized and his twitter account has been deactivated. now, her letter to the university mo'ne davis' letter while i was admit i was pretty hurt when i read his comments i was sad he was dismissed from the team. he made one dumb mistake. i'm sure he would go back and change it if he could. we all make mistakes -- >> we're obviously having audio difficulties here. we apologize. can you see on the screen the statement mo'ne davis put up. we apologize for those audio technical difficulties. we'll have more when we can on exactly what she said in response.

coming up next on nbc10 -- actually, we can tell you mo'ne davis became very famous with the taney dragons, a national star when they advanced in the little league world series. she's been featured on the cover of "sports illustrated" and named associated press's female athlete of the year. she recently released a memoir and yeetd a shoe line. bloomburg university responded to that request. coming up next on "nbc10 news" at 6:00 -- we're approaching hour 21 as crews try to get rid of this stuck plane at the new castle county airport. we'll have a live update on their progress. freezing temperatures return tonight but we have a big warm-up on the way. when we could get close to 70. plus i'm tracking showers in it is first alert forecast. plus changing how they use deadly force. the 91 ways philadelphia's

police department needs to make improvements. that's next on "nbc10 news" at 6:00.

the truth hurts but i think we all recognize selective ignorance as fatal. right now at 6:00 the philadelphia police department confronted with a hard truth. a new report says they must make dozens of changes to the way

officers use deadly force. the u.s. justice department looked at 400 officer-involved shootings since 2007. they found those shootings have led to significant strife and distrust among the community. and they have made 91 recommendations to help fix that. nbc10's harry hairston joins us live from philadelphia police headquarters. what are some of the most pressing issues? >> reporter: among the many pressing issues one deals with teaching officers how to de-escalate situations so that deadly force doesn't become an issue at all. another is getting officers to regain the trust of all communities. >> we have nothing to fear. i mean listen, we contacted doj. i knew it wasn't going to be a report to come out, you know talking about how great the philadelphia police department is. >> reporter: police commissioner charles ramsey couldn't be more right about this report. the bottom line, the department has a lot of work to do.